DID YOU KNOW....

That in the United States the following is true ???

•No right to privacy in constitution, though search and seizure protections exist in 4th Amendment; case law on government searches has considered new technology

•No comprehensive privacy law, many sectoral laws; though tort of privacy

•FTC continues to give inadequate attention to privacy issues, though issued self-regulating privacy guidelines on advertising in 2007

•State-level data breach legislation has proven to be useful in identifying faults in security

•REAL-ID and biometric identification programs continue to spread without adequate oversight, research, and funding structures

•Extensive data-sharing programs across federal government and with private sector

•Spreading use of CCTV

•Congress approved presidential program of spying on foreign communications over U.S. networks, e.g. Gmail, Hotmail, etc.; and now considering immunity for telephone companies, while government claims secrecy, thus barring any legal action

•No data retention law as yet, but equally no data protectio